I Promised My Son Forever—Then Cancer Made Me Count the Months

or perfect protection.

They need connection.

They need someone to sit in the hard with them and not run away.

They need love that doesn’t flinch.

Because pretending everything is fine doesn’t make them safe.

It just makes them alone.

That night, Leo asks to sleep in our bed.

Mike and I hesitate for half a second—because we’re trying to maintain routines, continue reading …